: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
Examples of glacier in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThese islands, Katie observed, are just the tops of the mountains; their southern sides are often barren because of the movement of the glaciers which carved out the Salish Sea 10,000 years ago.—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024 The edifice of the volcano has been heavily eroded by glaciers, but the most recent eruptions were likely since the glaciers receded (<12,000 years ago).—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for glacier
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Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French dialect (Franco-Provençal), from glace ice, from Latin glacies; akin to Latin gelu frost — more at cold
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